バイキング

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Viking. Second meaning comes from name of restaurant, Viking, which introduced smorgasbord style into Japan.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) バ​イキング [báꜜìkìǹgù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ba̠ikʲĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

バイキング • (Baikingu) 

1. Alternative form of ヴァイキング (Vaikingu, “Viking”) (one of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors)
2. Short for バイキング料理 (Baikingu ryōri, “smorgasbord”).

   Synonyms: 食べ放題, ビュッフェ